In Sake, Japan Sees a Potential Stimulus (Published 2014)

The brewing of sake at the Asahi Shuzo brewery in Japan. Overseas shipments of the drink are headed for a fourth annual gain.Credit...Akio Kon/Bloomberg News NIHONMATSU, Japan — As Japan confronts troubling economic data and memories of its stagnant “lost generation,” the country’s government is offering a little something to take the edge off: a bottle or two of sake. Around the country at intern

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「He says producers should take a long-term view, like the French wine chateaus that have found export success by playing up their history and ties to the land.」二本松の大七酒造さんがNYTの記事に。